Secret Hills will be trying to earn an Australian Guineas spot alongside his stablemate Instinction when he kicks off his autumn campaign at Caulfield. Price said he expected the talented three-year-old to finish top three in Saturday’s Listed Manfred Stakes (1200m) but admitted he was unsure he was a genuine [...]
Punters have singled out unbeaten sprinter Didntcostalot at Warwick Farm on Saturday in a race jockey Jeff Penza believes can be the launching pad to a successful autumn campaign. The Marc Conners-trained Didntcostalot has firmed from $3.80 to $2.70 with TAB Sportsbet for his return in the 1100m race sponsored [...]
Karuta Queen is an odds-on favourite to make a winning return at Warwick Farm on Saturday but rival trainer Joe Pride has declared her vulnerable. Pride will saddle up La Remlap and Phenomenal Lass in the www.tab.com.au Handicap (1000m) and figures it’s a good time to take on the Queanbeyan [...]
Blue Diamond favourite Jimando can tighten his grip on the $1 million race with a strong performance in Saturday’s Emirates Airlines Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer Tony McEvoy revealed he had given a lot of thought to running the Commands colt first up in the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) [...]
Promising Mackay filly Doubtfilly could ensure a return to Brisbane for the winter carnival if successful again at Doomben on Saturday. Trainer Stu Kendrick has pencilled in the Group Two Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm in June for the daughter of Not A Single Doubt but she’ll need [...]
A noted wet tracker racing during summer and striking conditions to suit. It’s an unusual situation but one which Grafton trainer John Shelton isn’t complaining about as he saddles up Be Afraid on home soil on Saturday. The five-year-old mare, with Matthew Paget aboard, lines up in the Riverview Service [...]
The lure of bigger prizemoney prompted trainer Luke Griffith to chose a wet Warwick Farm over Canterbury for in-form country mare Sugera this weekend. The winner of her past three starts, Sugera was entered for a $27,000 race at Canterbury on Friday night as well as Saturday’s $70,000 Schweppes Handicap [...]
Trainer Barry Baldwin admits Havatryst faces a big task from his outside draw at Doomben on Saturday. Havatryst, who has drawn 17 in the Woolworths Handicap (1200m), won his first two starts this campaign in restricted class before failing in the Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben and [...]
Autumn plans for The Big Steel are in grave doubt with the five-year-old suffering muscle soreness which has ruled him out of the Victoria Cup at Caulfield. Trainer Matt Laurie was hoping to have the grey peaking for the Mornington Cup (2000m) on February 15 and the Launceston Cup two [...]
David Hayes has a good opinion of three-year-old Rifleman and will test him in stakes company at Caulfield on Saturday when he will shoot for a hat-trick of wins. The colt, who has had only three starts, was fourth of five runners on debut in the Listed St Albans Stakes [...]
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